Supreme Court
Wednesday Evening Thread: This day in Black History – Hansberry v. Lee
Is this still a true? Apparently for Renisha and Jonathan, it isn't. The US Supreme Court, on November 13, 1940, ruled in Hansberry v. Lee that whites cannot bar African Americans from white neighborhoods. In 1937, businessman Carl Hansberry, Lorraine's father, defied the Woodlawn Property Owners' Association by successfully negotiating the purchase of a home at 6140 Rhodes … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: This day in Black History – Hansberry v. Lee
Thursday Afternoon Thread: 45 Years Ago Today
45 years ago today, The United States Senate, by a 69-11 vote, confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the 96th Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court. And now we have members of the Senate and House that want to roll back civil rights, voters rights, women's rights and labor rights. Do we want another Thurgood on the bench or another Clarence? … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: 45 Years Ago Today